Indents

When text is selected, markers displayed on the text ruler indicate the left indent, first line indent, right indent, and last line outdent of the current paragraph. You can adjust the markers to set paragraph indents and outdents.

The First line indent (A) is in relation to the left indent.
The Left indent (B) is set in relation to the object's left margin (or text frame edge if the margin is not set).
The Right indent (C) is set in relation to the object's right margin (or text frame edge if the margin is not set).

To activate the text ruler:

Make an insertion point in your frame text.
On the Toggle Preview Mode menu (to the right of the Preview button), select Text Rulers.

The text ruler will appear above your text frame. The indent ruler markers represent the current indent positions in your paragraph.

To set indents:

Do one of the following:
- Drag the appropriate indent ruler marker(s).
- To precisely adjust indent settings using numerical values, use the Text panel's Indents section and adjust the indent values.

To add an individual or one-off right indent tab:

From the on-screen keyboard's Insert button, tap Right Indent Tab from the Tabs category.

The right indent tab will ignore formatting set by the Frame Text Ruler and will set an indent on the right-hand edge of the text frame.

To create an indent from a chosen insertion point affecting all subsequent lines:

With an insertion point made in the text, choose Indent To Here from the on-screen keyboard as above.

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